Norbert the Summoner

George Wier—dubbed “The Titan of Texas Fiction” by ArtPlanet—lives in Austin, Texas with his lovely wife Sallie, two cats and two dogs. He is the author of the popular sixteen-part Bill Travis Mysteries (including Top 10 Bestseller The Last Call), The Elysium Chronicles (Murder In Elysium and Sentinel In Elysium), and co-author of the Far Journey Chronicles (1889: Journey to the Moon and 1899: Journey to Mars). His recent works include West of Valhalla, and the first book in his historical thriller Neptune series, Neptune’s Forge. With close to forty novels, omnibuses, and short story anthologies to his name, George Wier writes mystery and crime, historical thrillers, action-adventure, science fiction, steampunk, speculative fiction, short stories, screenplays and teleplays. Thoroughly the Renaissance man, he also plays classical violin, country fiddle, composes for full orchestra, paints oils and watercolors, sketches with pencil, and speaks publicly on the subject of writing.